At that exact second, clocks jump from 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM. Poof. One hour of your life vanishes into the ether. Your phone does it automatically, but your old alarm clock? That’s your job, champ.
Why 1:00 AM, you ask? Because it’s the least disruptive time for most people—unless you’re a night-shift worker enjoying a tea break. For them, it’s a short-arse shift that feels like a cosmic prank. Thank you, British Summer Time.
This year’s date? It’s always worth double-checking, but the rule is simple: last Sunday of March. In 2026, that’s 31 March. Pop it in your phone now, before you forget and show up to brunch an hour late.
The weird history behind this madness
Believe it or not, we have a guy named William Willett to blame—or thank. He was a builder who hated wasting daylight in the summer mornings. In 1907, he proposed moving clocks forward to give us more evening light for, I dunno, golf and cricket.
It took a world war to make it happen. The UK first tried BST in 1916, mainly to save coal for the war effort. Because nothing says “patriotism” like confusing every farmer and train operator in the country.
When Do You Put Clocks Forward 2026 at Geraldine Raposo blog
These days, we do it for energy savings and longer evenings. Though if you ask me, it mostly just messes with my cat’s feeding schedule. She does not care about daylight saving—she cares about dinner at 6 PM, sharp.
